Ottawa Hills High School - Legend Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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The spark plugs of the football team, the cheer leaders. Art Lindquist about to bring down a Union High ball carrier. On October 24 Ottawa defeated her old rival, South, 14 to 0 during which the ball was in the hands of the In- dians 'most of the first quarter. The great moments of the game were Zaremba's touchdown from the 15- yard line and Greenhoe's interception. A The Union game, which ended in a W scoreless tie, was played on a muddy field and every one was covered with it when the game finished. The season ended with a painful de- feat of 27 to 0 by Catholic Central. The team looked good in the first quarter but finally gave way under the superior power of the opposition. When the football season ended, Ottawa was tied with Creston and Tech for fourth, fifth, and sixth place. In the city Ottawa defeated South and Ctestonjtied Union, and lost to Cen- tral, Tech, and Catholic. Basketball Squad is Rebuilt In judging the success of this year's team, one should remember that last year Ottawa, with a team that had been playing together for four years, tied for the championship. Only two play- ers on that entire squad who had seen any action returned, Greenhoe and Martin, and the former was lost in january due to the eight semester rule. It was necessary then to do a rebuilding job, and to that end a squad was picked for this season's title conquest, at least half of whose members were to return for another season. In consideration of that fact, the team, we be- lieve, did very well indeed, says Coach Ludwick, and the chances seem f bright for another good year in 1945-44 First Team Top row: Henry Ludwick fcoachj,jack Gladstone, Phillip Montgomery, Williztm Hers- man, Carol Hendrickson, Hugh Lilly, Robert jamo, Robert Millar fmgrj. First row: William MacAlpine fmgrj, David Tuuk, Harry Palmer, Thomas Ohland, Mar- tin Slager, Alex Martin, Donald Veldman, Donald Frans fmgrj. Absent member: Clarke Goethel lmgrj. 59 p Holland, 59-Ottawa, 28 On December 9 Ottawa traveled to Holland to open the season. The lead piled up by the tall Holland five was too great to overcome. Ottawa, 34-South, 28 The first city league game was a triumph over the favored South High Trojans. The Tribe was ahead throughout the game. Ottawa, 40- Catholic Central, 32 The Indians kept well ahead of the opposition all through the game, even though a fourth quar- ter rally by the Cougars almost lost the game for Ottawa.

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First Team Top row: George Horner tmgr.j, Robert jamo tmgrj, Donald Steibel tmgizj, Pierce Yardley, Eugene Ver Merris, Thomas Fudge. Second row: Robert Zaremba, Harold Miedema. Hugh Lilly, john Steketee, Jerome La Vene, Robert Lindstrom, john Nam- mensma, Harris Timmer, Wil- liam Danielson tmgizj. First row: David Applebee, james Mitts, Robert Clark, Arthur Lindquist, Wailtei' Ped- Iey, VUilliam Wfinstrom, Willizirii Hill, Thomas Newby, Lowell M. Palmer tcoachj. Absent members: james Dinge- man, Frank Fry, Robert Green- hoe, Alex Martin, Donald Salm, Donald Smith, Carl Van Dorn, Gordon Van Hoeven, Donald Veldman. '41 Football Season Opens Fall Sports The bleachers are packed to capacity, the spectators are tense with excitementg everyone is standing, watching the boys in uniform on the field. The whistle blows! The kick off! The stands let off a thunderous roar as the pigskin floats down the field before the triumphant foot of the kicker. This is what every true football fan has been waiting for. The season started on September 18 at House- man Field where Ottawa bowed down before a powerful Kalamazoo team. When the linal whistle blew, the score was 14 to 0. The first out of town game was played Sep- tember 25 at Holland in a dismal rain. Although they fought desperately to do so, neither team passed its opponent's 25-yard line and the game Second Team Top row: Henry Vander Laan, Thomas Heagy, Donald Rut- stein, jack Frey, Eugene Holden, jerry johnson, George lwlorris, NX'illard Clark, Fay Knapp. Third row: R o b e rt Jamo tmgrxj, Raymond Zwingeberg, Donald Drews, Richard Rogers, Roscoe Bennett, Floyd Cook, Donald Bolthouse, Gerald Haan Qmgrj. Second row: ja mes Burger, Donald Draper, Willitlni Edison, XX'alter Koster, Stanley Smith, Edward Potter, Robert Stearns, Robert Ernst, Maurice Vander Veen, james Shuster. First row: Duane Ziegler, Thomas Saye, Ben Nord, Phillip Bartlett, Kenneth Shireling, George Horner Qmgiij. Absent members: Donald Bar- endse, Richard Bloxsom, john Cary, Albert Coates, Lee Funder- burk, Herman Higley, Lee XX'heeler. ended with a scoreless tie. The following week Ottawa was overwhelmed 27 to 0 by Central in the first night game of the season. The outstanding players were Lindquist, Zaremba, Smith, and Lindstrom, Ottawa came back after its defeat of the week before to down Creston 12 to 0 with a passing attack, Greenhoe to Martin, during the third quarter. On the night of October 9 the Indians were drowned out by a powerful Tech team in a ter- rific rain at Houseman Field. All through the first half, the game was fairly even with many long marches being made by the tribe, but Tech came back in the last half of the game to win 14 to O.

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Mart Slager, the captain of this year's team, demonstrating his well known style of defense. , D' l i LJ x ' f ax, fa Second Team Top row: Robert Millar fmgrj, Donald Barendse, Robert Stearns, Clarence Rahill, Edward Potter, Donald Heyer, Cornie Koets fcoachj. Second row: David Ernst, George Horner, Kenneth Shireling, Neil Huizenga, Robert Ernst, Eugene Ver Merris, john Steketee. First row: Richard Bloxsom, Donald Graham, Gerald Haan. Absent members: Richard McKeough, Duane Hoffman, james Goethel. Holland Christian, 21 -Ottawa, 20 Ottawa went down in defeat be- fore a superior Holland five. The game was even all the way, although Holland got the lucky point. Christian, 35-Ottawa, 30 Christian got off to an early lead, but Ottawa tied the score, and the Eagles came back for three points. Davis Tech, 37-Ottawa, 34 The Tribe was outclassed throughout the game, but even so it put up a terrific struggle against a superior Tech team. Central, 37 - Ottawa, 34 The game was close with neither team having a lead of more than a few points all through the game. Ottawa, 33 - Union, 25 The Tribe was ahead all the time except for a few min- utes in the third quarter. Creston, 28 - Ottawa, 20 A gallant duel to th d b barely winning. e en , ut it was close with Creston Ottawa, 25 - South, 24 With fi last 12 seconds Ottawa made the point to win the game. Catholic Central, 36 - Ottawa, 33 First one team in the lead and then the other. ve minutes to play the score was 24 all, but in the Ottawa, 27 - Christian, 25 Ottawa took the lead at the beginning and at the half Christian was ahead, but then the Indians came back to make the necessary points. Davis Tech, 36 - Ottawa, 20 Outclassed by the Tech team the Tribe fought a gallant battle to the end. Lansing Sexton, 49 -- Ottawa, 27 The game looked as if it would be Ottawa's at first, but the team could not quite make it. Creston, 55 -- Ottawa, 27 For the city tournaments Ottawa drew the powerful Creston team. The Tribe did well in the first half, but could not keep up with the faster five from the northend. 60